The Cost-Benefit Group is known for quantifying the economic and financial impacts of environmental hazards and amenities, and the determinants of real estate values.
We Specialize in Comprehensively Estimating Costs, Benefits, Values and Impacts of Projects, Properties and Policies.
We translate environmental amenities and hazards into dollars and cents.
We apply the following analytical tools to Investment Decisions, Policies, Programs and/or Technologies.
Economic | Financial | Real Estate |
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Benefit Cost Analyses | Discounted Cash Flow Models | Real Estate Appraisals |
Econometric Models | Return on Investment Calculations | Feasibility Studies |
Hedonic Regression Models | Other Financial Analyses | Market Analyses |
Input/Output Models | Highest and Best Use Analyses | |
Other Impact Analyses | Zoning Analyses | |
Contingent Valuation Models | Real Estate Tax Analyses | |
Other Stated Preference Models | ||
Models and Concepts from the Behavioral Economic Toolbox |
and more to understand the economics, costs and benefits of:
►Air Quality Variations/The Benefits of Clean Air and/or the Costs of Air Pollution
►Biodiversity
►Brownfield Redevelopment Plans and Projects
►Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation Measures
►Contaminated Real Estate
►Economic Development/Community Revitalization Projects
►Ecosystem Services
►Energy – Fossil, Renewable and Conservation
►Green Buildings
►Green Jobs
►Green Roofs
►Health, Life, Health Policies and Healthcare Real Estate
►Historic Preseervation
►Infrastructure
►Landscapes, Open Space, Parks and Trees
►Real Estate -
Affordable Housing, Apartments, Commercial Properties, Development Projects, Distressed Properties, Health Care Facilities, Industrial Buildings, Mixed-Use Projects, Nursing Homes, Office, Retail, Special Purpose Properties, Vacant Land,...►Smart Growth and Sprawl Policies
►Toxic Chemicals
►Vacant Land
►Waste and Recycling Issues
►Water Infrastructures, Qualtiy and Resource Management for
Drinking, Fishing, Swimming and other forms of Recreation
►Wetlands and WatershedsIf we cannot help you by providing optimal solutions the odds are that we know who can.
We can estimate
Changes in real estate property values arising from toxic contamination or proximity to a wide variety of potential sources of property value changes
Cost-Benefit or Benefit/Cost Analysis of a wide variety of programs policies and projects most notably those pertaining to the environment
Cost-Benefit or Benefit/Cost Analysis of a wide variety of programs policies and projects most notably those pertaining to the environment
Quantifying the costs of sprawl and the benefits of “smart growth”
Analysis of brownfield redevelopment options
Evaluating the financial impact of waste reduction, recycling, removal and disposal options
The costs and benefits of measures to prevent climate change or mitigate the impacts through resilience.
Determining whether new real estate development projects make sense economically from the private perspective of a developer and/or from a public perspective.
Quantifying the benefits of green building features
Estimating the value of any type of real property
Measuring the Economic and Financial Impacts of Environmental Hazards
Cost-Benefit/Risk Benefit/Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Determining the effects of environmental hazards or green features upon property values
Litigation Support
Real Estate Feasibility Analysis
Appraisal of Property Values
Some of the other types of projects which we can help you with include the following:
Adaptive Reuse Analysis
Affordable Housing Strategy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy and Financial Distress Litigation
Commercial Litigation and Damages
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Damage Assessment
Decision Support
Discounted Cash Flow Models
Distressed Real Estate Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Policy
Feasibility Analysis for New Developments/Redevelopment
Finance and Funding Analysis and Assistance
Financial Analysis
Fiscal Impact Analysis
Forecasting
Highest & Best Use Analyses
Impact Analysis
Information Management
Innovation/Technology Analysis
Litigation Support
Market Analysis
Market and Financial Feasibility Analysis
Modeling & Tools
Planning for Resilience and Sustainability
Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program Support
Real Estate Appraisal
Real Estate Development Advisory
Regulatory Economics
Real Estate Valuation
Regulatory & Policy Analysis
Renewable Energy Analysis
Return on Investment (ROI) Calculations
Revitalization Analyses
Risk & Uncertainty Advisory nnd Management Services
Statistical Analysis & Data Analytics
Strategic Planning
Survey Research, Design, and Analysis
Sustainability Valuation
Sustainable Return on Investment (SROI)
Traffic & Transportation EconomicsTransit-Oriented Development
Urban Solutions
Fiscal Impact Analysis
Forecasting
Highest & Best Use Analyses
Impact Analysis
Information Management
Innovation/Technology Analysis
Litigation Support
Market Analysis
Market and Financial Feasibility Analysis
Modeling & Tools
Planning for Resilience and Sustainability
Public-Private Partnership (P3) Program Support
Real Estate Appraisal
Real Estate Development Advisory
Regulatory Economics
Real Estate Valuation
Regulatory & Policy Analysis
Renewable Energy Analysis
Return on Investment (ROI) Calculations
Revitalization Analyses
Risk & Uncertainty Advisory nnd Management Services
Statistical Analysis & Data Analytics
Strategic Planning
Survey Research, Design, and Analysis
Sustainability Valuation
Sustainable Return on Investment (SROI)
Traffic & Transportation EconomicsTransit-Oriented Development
Urban Solutions
Models
Econometric with R, TSP other packages
Hedonic
Contingent Valuation
Input/Output